(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis recently released a report of investigation (ROI) regarding the fire on the Italian-flagged cargo vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio and subsequent fatalities of two Newark Fire Department firefighters.
The vessel was conducting cargo operations at Berth 18 at Port Newark, N.J., on July 5, 2023, at the time of the event. The fire was reported to have started late in the evening and continued for five days. As a result of the lives lost and an estimated $23 million in damage to the vessel, the Coast Guard Northeast District commander initiated a district formal investigation.
At the conclusion of the investigation, the Coast Guard issued five safety and six administrative recommendations, five findings of concern (Findings of Concern 015-25 through 019-25), and one safety alert. A commandant’s final action memorandum (FAM) detailing the Coast Guard response and actions on each recommendation is included in the ROI.
The ROI and FAM can be found here. The district formal hearing proceedings can be found here.
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